Davenport, IA- A Former Fairfield man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a child pornography charge.
23 year old Auston Jacobus Hummell, formerly of Fairfield, was sentenced Wednesday, January 26th 2022, in US District Court to 190 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Hummell was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to each of his eleven victims.
According to court documents, the investigation into Hummell began when the Mount Pleasant Police Department received a CyberTip from the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The CyberTip indicated files containing child pornography were uploaded from specific IP addresses and those IP addresses traced back to Hummell. After liaising with Kahoka Police Department in Kahoka, Missouri, a search warrant was issued for Hummell’s known residence and numerous electronic devices were seized.
The devices contained over 120,000 images and videos containing child pornography. On June 21, 2021, Hummell pleaded guilty to the charge.
